Air defense forces shot down 556 Ukrainian UAVs over Russian regions overnight

Last night, air defense systems intercepted 556 Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the regions of the Russian Federation. This was announced on May 17 by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the Maks messenger.

"From 22:00 Moscow time on May 16 to 7:00 Moscow time on May 17, 556 Ukrainian aircraft—type unmanned aerial vehicles were intercepted and destroyed by air defense systems on duty," the statement said.

It is specified that the targets were shot down over the territories of the Belgorod, Kaluga, Kursk, Orel, Bryansk, Voronezh, Tula, Smolensk, Pskov, Lipetsk, Tver, Rostov regions, Krasnodar Territory, Moscow region, the Republic of Crimea and the waters of the Black and Azov Seas.

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Shortly before that, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin had already reported 130 enemy UAVs shot down on approach to the capital. It is specified that emergency services specialists are working at the crash site.